Shed closing and pick-back mechanism



Oct. 6, 1953 N. P. DARASH 4,

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' I SHED CLOSING AND PICK-BACK MECHANISM 'Filed Aug. 20, 1949 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 I INVENTOR. NIEHDLFIS E'IlHRHsH HTTURNE Oct. 6, 1953 N. P. DARASH 2,654,397

SHED CLOSING AND PICK-BACK MECHANISM Filed Aug. 20, 1949 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. NIEHEILHS P DHRFISH B HTTDR'NE s Oct. 6, 1953 N. P. DARASH 2,

SHED CLOSING AND PICK-BACK MECHANISM Filed Aug. 20, 1949 '7 Sheets-Sheet 6 a 9g INVENTOR.

NIEHEILFIS E' HRHSH Fh'TuR'NEys N. P. DARASH SHED CLOSING AND PICK-BACK MECHANISM Oct. 6, 1953 Filed Aug. 20, 1949 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 Lalo INVENTOR. NlpHnLns PIIBRHSH HTTDRIYE Patented ()cto 6, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHED CLOSING AND PICK-BACK MECHANISM Application August 20, 1949, Serial No. 111,416

18 Claims. (Cl. 139-56) This application relates to Weaving, especially high-speed weaving, and the control of weaving machinery.

It is an object of the invention to reduce the weaving of defective cloth to a minimum and to enable defects or broken warp threads and weft threads to be repaired or replaced easily and promptly and immediately after the occurrence of a defect. It is an object to avoid the necessity for removing any threads except broken or defective threads in order to correct defects in cloth resulting from thread failure; and it is also an object to avoid any unnecessary labor in picking back or otherwise manipulating the threads or yarns in order to remove defective portions of the woven cloth.

A further object is to shorten interruptions in service of weaving machinery and to overcome likelihood of defects resulting from errors of manipulation.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide accurate and reliable procedures and mechanism for interrupting the weaving process and closing the shed or straightening or leveling the warp when a warp defect occurs and for picking back or reversing the shedding operation when a weft defect occurs.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a highly compact simple construction for manual and automatic warp-straightening and shed reversing attachments for weavingmachinery and to enable such attachments to be installed. without difficulty in weaving machines already constructed.

Other and further objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description proceeds.

The individual operation of the warp let-ofl' control, of the cloth beam control or take-up, of a shedding mechanism or of the pick finder, whereby the shedding operation takes place normally or reversely has already been proposed. In accordance with the present invention, however, the control groups for these purposes are operated and controlled from a centralized means so that it is unnecessary for an operator to attempt to supervise several different operations simultaneously. The invention relates to a weaving machine in which the auxiliary movements are derived from a common operating shaft, especially movements for operating warp letofi, the shedding mechanism, and the cloth take-up. In carrying out the present invention, the mechanism for facilitating removal of defects in the weaving is driven from the same common operating shaft, and all mechanism of the Weaving machine derives its power from a common source.

A shedding mechanism of the cam-operated or eccentric type is employed in which there is a normal drive shaft, rotation of which produces the requisite motion of the harness for raising and loweringthe healds or heddles in the proper sequence and there is a second control shaft, rotation of which through a fixed angle causes all the heald eyes to be brought to the same position so as to close the shed or straighten the warp. In carrying out the invention in case of a warp defect, the normal weaving machine operation is stopped and the control shaft of the shedding mechanism is rotated sufiiciently to close the shed. The shed closing operation may be initiated manually, or the stopping of the Weaving machine and the initiation of the shed closing mechanism may take place automatically in response to a warp thread failure. In case of a weft thread failure, the normal operation of the weaving machine is stopped and the shedding mechanism is disconnected from the normal loom operating shaft.

This arrangement facilitates supervision and reliable servicing of the apparatus. It also great- 1y increases reliability of the weaving machine.

A better understanding of the invention will be afforded by the following detailed description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front view of the weaving machine, that is a view as seen from the operators side;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary top view of the reverse drive for the weaving machine representing a portion of the apparatus shown in greater detail in Fig. 9;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the engaging g ecl'zianism for the toothed clutch represented in Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the weaving machine of Fig. 1 represented as viewed from the right side;

Fig. 5 is a detailed view, partially in crosssection, of a half-revolution clutch and solenoid control forming a part of the automatic stop mechanism and shed leveler controlled by the drop wires shown in Fig. 4

Fig. 6 is an electric circuit diagram of the stop motion for the weaving machine;

Fig. '7 is a detailed view of a portion of the take-up mechanism for the weaving machine;

Fig. 8 is an elevation View of the left side of the apparatus of Fig. 1 showing the shedderdriving mechanism, take-up and let-off mechanism with automatic and manual stop control, and the pick back arrangement;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of the portion of the apparatus represented in Fig. 8 primarily utilized 3 in accomplishing the pick back operation with the parts shown in the position of normal operation of the weaving machine;

Fig. 1-0 is a view corresponding to Fig. 9 with the parts shown in the position after pick back has been produced automatically and the manual operating lever has also been thrown into position for an additional pick back operation;

Fig. 11 is a view partially in cross-section of a portion of the master stop motion including particularly the details of the :brake and clutch mechanism represented as cut by a plane I [-4] in Fig. 12;

Fig. 12 is a view of the apparatus of Fig. "11

partially in cross-section as seen from the right and represented as cut "by a plane lZ-IZ indicated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 13 is aschematic diagram .of the shedding mechanism of the weaving machine showing the parts in the position for normal operation of the machine; and

Fig. 14 is a partial view of the apparatus of Fig. 13 with the parts shown in the level shed or warp straightening position.

Like reference characters are utilized throughout the drawing to designate like parts.

Referring to the drawings, in the form of apparatus shown by way of illustration, the weaving machine comprises asupportingframe including a pair of side plates 21 and 22 (represented in Fig. 1) secured to cross-members 23 and .24, shown in cross-section in Fig. 4. A weaving machine of the gripper shuttle type has been illustrated since the invention is especially useful in such machines, which are adapted to operate automatically at high speed. InFig. 1 there is visible a roll of cloth .25 which has been wound on the cloth beam 26. There are heddle frames .21 carrying heddles for the weaving machine. Shedding mechanism is enclosed within the housing 28 shown at the left in Fig. .1 and one or more stationary spools or packages 2'9 are provided for the 'weft yarns. The machine maybe provided with shuttle picking, guiding and conveying mechanism of the general type illustrated in Patents 2,160,338, 2,160,339, 2,316,708, 2,420,380 to Moessinger and 2,099,627120 Rossmann.

In the apparatus represented in Fig. l there is an electric motor '31 for providing the driving power, which is adapted both to drive the main shaft 32 through :a suitable drive, such as a belt or chain drive 33, and to drive an auxiliary :shaft 34 through a suitabledrive, such as a belt or chain drive 35. A hand wheel 36 may also be provided for the main drive shaft 32. In order to facilitate rapid stoppage of operating par-ts of the Weaving machine in case of thread .failure or failure of some operative part of the weaving machine, :an automatically operating clutch and brake mechanism is also provided which is concealed within the drum 3?, represented-in Fig. 1.

Referring to Fig. 4, the weaving machine includes a warp beam 38, heddle frames '21 carrying heddle eyes 39, a picker box 4| including lay mechanism 42, and the cloth beam 26. There is a conventional supporting bar #3 carrying a plurality of drop wires 44 for .an electrical stop mechanism responsive to failure of warp yarn, a stop shaft 45 represented in cross-section in Fig. 4 for producing numerous stop motions, not visible in Fig. l, including certain conventional stop mechanisms, not described herein, and a manual control handle 46 for starting and stopping the weaving machine. The drop wire E l constitutes one form of thread-break detector. The wrap beam 38 is provided with a let-off mechanism comprising a gear drive including gears 41 and 48 mounted respectively on a shaft 50 and on the Warp beam 138.. For removably supporting one or more warp beams for adapting the weaving machine to produce one or more widths of cloth, a supporting frame 49 is provided such as described in greater detail in my U. S. Patent No. 2,514,152.

There is a pivoted support for a whip roll 5|. A

let-.ofi mechanism is provided which will be described in greater "detail in connection with Fig. 8.

The take-up mechanism for the cloth beam 26 is not visible in Fig. 4, but is shown in Fig. 8, and will be described hereinafter.

During the operation of the weaving machine the warp yarns 52 are drawn from the warp beam 38 over the whip roll 55 through the drop wires 44, through heddles 39, and formed into a shed 53 by the operation of the heddle frames 2'5 con trolled by the shedding mechanism 28. They are then drawn through the dents of the reed 523 car ried by the lay mechanism 4'2 along conventional rolls 55 to the cloth beam 25 in the form of cloth 5.6. .As in conventional gripper-shuttle weaving machines, the weft threads thrown through the shed 53 by themechanism in 'thepick'erbox H are beaten in'by the reed 5 to form the cloth 56. In order .to avoid weaving defective cloth in the event of warp breakage, weft failure, or other faulty operation and in order to guard against the weaving of numerous picks of cloth after such a defect has occurred as a resultof the high speed of operation of the automatic weaving machine shown, a suitable .mechanism is provided for stopping the weaving machine as soon as a warp thread failure, weft fault, or some other failure takes place.

Furthermore, in order to enable the attendant of the weaving machine to remove such 'a defect quickly and easily .the automatic stop mechanism is so arranged as to level the shed or straighten the warp as well as stop all mechanism running from the main drive shaft '32. 'In addition, mechanism is provided to enable the operator to reverse in .part the operation of the weaving machine for one pick at -a time or to produce what is known as a pick back operation to facilitate removing weft faults. All this is accomplished by the mechanism shown in greater detail in Fig. 8. Leveling the shed enables the operator to detect immediately the location of the broken or faulty warp yarn. Likewise, weft yarn defects aremost easily observed and located with the shed level.

The electrical circuit for the automatic stop motion is shown in Fig. .6 wherein one .of the drop wires 44 is shown in greater detail resting upon one of the warp threads It will be understood that a separate drop wire it is provided for each of the warp threads '52 .to detectfailure or break-.- age thereof. For simplicity, however, only one of the drop wires M has been shown in Fig. 6, all .of which, for the sake of simplicity, are represented in Fig. .4 .as resting upon .a single supporting bar 43. The bar :23 comprises a U-shaped channel member 5-? composed of suitable conducting metal, such as copper, within which is supported asecond conducting strip 58 of copper or the like insulated from the channel member .51 by a suitable insulation 59 comprising a plastic, such as a phenolic condensation product or the like. For operating the stop mechanism in response to the falling of the drop wire Ki l, so as to bridge across the conductors 5? and i58,.a.relay is provided having an operating coil or winding :6 L

A transformer 62 may be provided for supplying control current and preferably a timer 63 is provided for breaking the circuit through the relay 6! a predetermined interval of time, such as fifteen seconds for example, after the relay 6! has been energized. The timer 63 may be a conventional slow-opening, normally closed contactor, represented, for simplicity as being of the dash-pot type. The relay coil 5! is provided with a plunger, not shown, carrying movable contacts cooperating with stationary contacts, or adapted when the coil 5i is energized, to close a pair of normally open, holding contacts 64, and to close a second pair of normally open contacts 65. Ihe latter contacts are connected to the secondary winding of the transformer 62 in series with a solenoid 55, which serves to initiate the stop mechanism described hereinafter. Preferably, normally open contacts 6'! of a limit switch 68 (Fig. 10) are provided across the holding contact 64.

In case of failure of the warp thread 52, when the wire 45 drops upon the conductors 5i and 58, an electrical circuit is formed from the secondary winding of the transformer 62 through a conductor H, the relay winding 6|, the normally closed contacts of the timer 53, a conductor 12, the channel shaped conductor rod 57, the drop wire t4, the conductor rod 58, a conductor l3 back to the secondary winding of the transformer 62. As soon as the winding BI is energized the contacts 6d and 55 close. Accordingly, a holding circuit is provided for the relay 6| which remains energized, even though the drop wires M should be lifted before the solenoid 66 has had time to perform its function. The closing of the contacts 65 energizes the solenoid 66 and initiates the machine stoppage and shed leveling operation as will be described hereinafter. Contacts ii! of a schematically represented weft-failure detector, constituting another form of thread-break detector, are also connected to the conductors i2 and 73 in order that failure or breakage of a weft thread will also bring about the stop action described.

Referring to Fig. 8, the picker mechanism in the box 4| is provided with a picker shaft i4 extending through the picker box 4! and driven from the main drive shaft 32 through bevel gearing l5 for enabling the take-up shaft 76 to be driven normally from the picker shaft 14 but disconnected in response to reversing control. A single revolution clutch is provided at the end of the picker shaft it including a portion ll keyed to the shaft 4, axially slideable thereon, and a portion '88 adapted to be disconnected from the portion Ti and to run free for one revolution when the stop mechanism is operated. The member 18 carries a sprocket 84 adapted to drive a sprocket 82, carried by the shaft 76, through a connecting chain 83, which is preferably continued to mesh also with a sprocket wheel 84 connected to a driving shaft 85 for the shedder mechanism 28. Thus a disengageable connection is provided through the clutch parts H and 18 between the picker shaft it and the take-up shaft it as well as the shedder 28. The clutch parts ii and it may be of the type described more fully in Patent No. 2,592,819 to Albert Moessinger, and the form shown includes a spring ii; for normally urging the keyed member El into engagement with the clutch member 78.

For controlling the let-off and take-up motion, the take-up shaft 75 is connected at one end through suitable gearing 86 to the cloth beam 26 and at the outer end through suitable ratchet mechanism Bl, for example, to the warp beam 38. The let-off mechanism includes a one-way clutch 88 to which is pivoted a reciprocating arm having a fork 9| at the end cooperating with a collar 92 on a rod 93. The rod 93 is pivoted to a ratchet arm 94, shown in Fig, 7, carrying pawls 95 engaging a ratchet wheel 95 which is, in turn, keyed to a worm wheel 91 meshing with the gear 98 secured to the shaft 54 This, in turn, drives the warp beam 38 through the gearing i! and 48.

A whi roll mechanism is provided comprising an arm lill pivoted around a shaft 102. The arm [0| carries the whip roll 5! at one end and is pivotally fastened at the other end to a rod I03. The latter is pivoted at the opposite end to a lever I04 adapted to pivot around a fixed center I05. The opposite end of the lever N14 is pivoted, in turn, to the rod 93 so that oscillation of the rod 93 serves also for picking up slack in the warp yarn. A suitable tensioning spring 506 is provided for the whip roll arm 15! which may be adjustably connected at the upper end to the arm If, as shown in the drawing.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 8, the take-up shaft it also carries a clutch, preferably a toothed clutch I51, comprising two parts, one of which 198 is mounted to run freely on the shaft it and the other of which we is splined to rotate with the shaft 76 but free to slide axially thereon. Suitable means not shown, but well known to those skilled in the art, are provided for preventing the clutch part I53 from sliding axially with respect to the shaft it. As shown the clutch parts Hit- I59 have teeth adapted to mesh with each other when the clutch art 159 is moved axially against the clutch part I52. For controlling the axial movement of the clutch part Hit, it is provided with an annular groove Hi cooperating with a finger H2 (Fig. 3) carried by a sleeve I I3 mounted on a rod 1 M.

For effecting the reverse drive when the mechanism has been moved to appropriate positions, the clutch part W8 is arranged to be driven from the motor 3! by providing sprocket teeth H5 meshing with a chain H6 meshing in turn with sprocket ill on a shaft H8 which carries a gear IE9 meshing with a worm liil secured to the auxiliary shaft 34 shown in Fig. l. The sprocket H1 and the gear H9 are secured to each other but run free on the shaft I is. In this manner the sprocket H5 and the clutch part ltd are driven continuously during the operation of the main driving motor 3! independently of the engagement or disengagement of the clutch Bl housed in the drum (Fig. 1) controlling the main drive shaft 32.

For effecting the shed closing operation in re sponse to a warp thread failure, there is a half revolution clutch I22 having a driving part fixed to the gear H9 and a driven part fixed to the shaft H8. The shaft H8 extends through the clutch I22 and has secured thereto a sprocket I23 which is connected to the shed-closing or warp-leveling mechanism illustrated in Figs. 13 and 14, to be described in greater detail hereinafter. The half revolution clutch 122 may be of any suitable form for producing a fixed angular rotation of a shaft or the like in response to a release mechanism. Since this clutch does not constitute my present invention it need not be olescribed in detail; but, I have found that satisfactory results may be obtained by utilizing a. half revolution clutch of the type manufactured by the Hilliard Corporation of Elmira, New York, as described in Hilliard Bulletin Sl-t-l. Such clutches are provided with a driven part which will rotate 7 anxed fraction of a revolution, tor example :onehalf revolution, whenever released.

As illustrated in Fig. of the drawing, the driven part of the clutch secured to the shaft 1:1-8 carries a cam member 124 having two diametrically opposite stop portions 12-5 and 1.2.6. Ihe solenoid winding 66 is provided with a plunger 12'! to which is connected a pivoted catch 128 including a latch 12-9 adapted to cooperate with the stop portions 125 or 126 of the clutch cam member 124. The-catch 1-28 is pivoted at the end 131 so that when in the position shown in Fig. ;5 it locks-one or the other 'of thestop portions 125 or 126 and prevents rotation of the driven portion of the ha'lf revolution clutch 122. The driven portion of the half revolution clutch 122, secured to the shaft 1118 also carries a cam Hi2 including band portions 133 of increased radius intermediate the angular positions of the stop, portions 125 and 125 of the cam 12%. A cam follower 13s is provided for the earn 132 which may also :be pivoted at 131 but :is not secured to the catch 123. Cooperating with the cam follower 134 is a vertically slidable rod 135 shown also .in Fig. '8.

As illustrated in Figs. 8, 9 and .10., for rendering the mechanism responsive to upward movement of the rod 135 by utilizing the power 'of the main drive shaft =52 for stopping the forward drive mechanism is provided including a dog 136 secured to the main :drive shaft 32., and a lever 13? pivoted by a pin 13-8 to a swinging arm I39 pivoted in turn at a :fixed pivot pin M1. The stop shaft 4-5 of the weaving machine, which is provided for shutting down various parts of the weaving machine mechanism in a conventional manner, is provided with a transversely extending block I42. The lever 1'39 is extended upwardly, having a cam surface 14.3, adapted to engage the .stop shaft block 1-42 for operating the stop motion when the lever 1 8.53 is rotated clockwise around its fixed pivot pin 1d! A stationary fork-like guide 1-44 is provided for the freely moving left-hand end MS 'of the lever 13 and the upper end of the vertically sliding rod 135 .is enlarged to form a plunger head hi6 serving as a support for the free end 14-5 of the lever 13?. The lever 13? is also provided with a notch 141 "which is adapted to cooperate with the dog 136 on the main drive shaft 32 whereby the dog 136 carries the lever 13.? to the left when the rod i353 rises and lifts the notch 1 4i into engagement with the dog 1-36. When the rod .135 rises it lifts the lever 137 into the path of the dog 136, so that on the next rotation of the dog 13.5 the tip thereof engages the edge 148 of the notch 14'? and carries the lever 1.3-! on the lower end of the rod 139 to the left, whereby the upper end of the rod 139 and the .cam sur-- face 1-43 are 7 moved to the right against the stop shaft block hi2, which turns the stop shaft 45 counterclockwise for efiect'ing the stop TITO- tion. One of the functions of the stop shaft is to release the clutch enclosed in the housing 3.1 (Fig. l.) as will be described greater detail hereinafter.

The apparatus is so constructed that a single pick is produced by each revolution 'of the main drive shaft 32. It will, therefore, be seen that not more than one pick can take place during the interval between the rising of the rod 135 and the lever 13! in response to breakage of a warp thread and the engagement of the dog 35 with the edge 14B of the rod 131 for moving it to the left-and operatingthe stop motion.

For manually 'e'fiiectin'g the reverse drive there is a pick back lever 149 or reversing handle having a-fixed pivot 1'51 and aiforked'end 152 meshed with alever :1 53 having a fixed pivot 1'54 and having secured to lever 1-53 a fork 1-55. Ifhe fork 155 has a notch 156 adapted to cooperate with apin 1.5.1 on a trigger 1'58 pivoted on a stationary pin 159 ,provided with a spring 1.61 for urging the right-hand end of the lever 158 carrying the pin LE'L-inthe-down-wa-rd direction. A spring 162 may also be provided for urging the right-hand end of the lever 153 in a downward direction for maintaining the pick back :lever 149 in the normal or inoperative position illustrated in Fig. 9. The fork 155 has an opening receiving a pin 163, shown also inEig. 3, secured to a collar :aet an ially slidable on the rod M4 between the stop nuts 1 55 and 1'65. The rod :Ht is secured to a rod coupling member "1%?! axially slidable within an opening 168 in a stationary block 169. The opening 1558 is :of sufficient diameter to permit mounting a compression spring Hi around the portion of the rod J1 Id within the 'iilock 5255. Secured to the member it?! a 23.72 connected at the end to a .rock lever 11.13 (Fig. 1-9.) having a stationary pivot 1'1 4 and marrying a fork .1l15 at the upper end adapted to cooperate with an annular groove '1 1'6 in the clutch part ill of the one revolution clutch 24m.

For locking :the "swing lever 1318 and the stop motion shaft 45 in istopped position during the pick hack operation, .a link Fill is provided which vis :pivotedat M18. The right side (farsi'de as viewed in Figs. 8,9 and .111) of the .lever 15-9 around the .fixed pivot :154 is provided with a cam surface 5119 upon which the lower edge of the link .1777 is adapted to ride. The xiii? has a notch :18} at the end of the upper (edge and has a second notch .1 33 along the lower edge. link 1111 has :a stationary pivot dill. When the lever 1kt rotated clockwise rotating :the cam surface 11:9 clockwise, the cam surface rides against the right-hand edge of the notch $83 and. the link ill, causing the link ill to he lifted and the notch 113.1 to engage the stationary pin r41, whereby the link 1111 :and the pink hack arm Ms are locked in position as illustrated in Fig. 10 during the pick .backoperation.

When the pick back arm M59 moved to the position of Fig. 10, the tank 155 was therehy moved to pull on the rod 132 to disengage one revolution clutch parts and it. High points of these :clntch :parts ride by each other for one revolution, preventing the and H2 if-rem moving. Thus the pick-back arm is -lockzerl its actuated position :ior one #hankward pick. When the clutch parts ll and is have returned to their normal position, the spring 152 will break the linkage 153 and return the pick back lever to the normal position of Fig. '9.

The clutch and brake mechanism the housing 3 1 of Fig. 1 and the mechanism .Inr operating them in response to rotation =1of the master stop shaft -45 are shown in Figs. 11 and 1. 2. As illustrated therein, the stop shaft carries an abutment pin 18% normally locking .in place a brake linkage icoin-prismg a lever H35 having a pivot 18B and a second lever 1 8i pivotally secured to the lever by a pin 18-8. =For urging the lower end of the lever 18? downward th one is -a tension spring 189. The lerake for the main drive shaft 32 comprises #a brake drum 1591, with which cooperates a brake bank lei. secured atone end to a fixed pin 19'3. Pivotal-1y mounted upon the fixed pin :193 there is 'a lever 19A 'carrying an adjustable 195 to which is secured 2 the opposite end I96 of the brake band I 92. The lever I94 is pivotally secured at the left-hand end by a pin I9! to the lower end of the brake linkage lever I87.

The clutch within the housing 3i for the main drive shaft 32 comprises a yoke I98 carried by a rotatable, clutch-engaging and disengaging shaft I29 and carrying shoes 22! adapted to co operate with an annular groove 222 of a conventional axially movable friction clutch.

For rotating the clutch-disengaging shaft 599 in response to rotation of the master stop shaft 45 to engage the clutch, a link 223 is provided which is pivoted at the right-hand end to the pin I9I in the end of the lever 52% and a nose 224 at the left-hand end (referring to 11 and 12) adapted to ride between two abut-- ments 205 and 206. The abutment 22 is fixed to the frame of the weaving machine and the abutment 205 is adjustably secured to the end of a crank 221 fixed upon the clutch disengagement shaft I99. A spring, not shown, is provided for turning the shaft I99 counterclockwise to the disengaging position when not held by the nose 204.

For manual operation of the brake band I22 and the clutch yoke I22, the manual start-stop lever is mounted to be rotatable about a center and has a link 2I2 connected to the lever 46 by a pin 2i I slightly off the pivot center of the lever 26 and connected at the lower end by a pivot pin 2i 3 to the lever 223. A lever 2M is fixed to the master stop shaft 25 carrying the pivot pin I25 for the link I85. The shaft 25 also carries a handle 2 I 5.

The handle 26 is in the running position.

When stop shaft 45 is rotated in a clockwise direction the abutment pin I3 also rocks and lever N slips off the abutment pin I22 and is pulled downward by spring I39, the lever I92 is pivoted around pin I23 and sets the brake. The downward movement of lever I8? pivots link 223 around the pin M3 and nose 2% of link 203 goes up against abutment 225 releasing crank 25)! and rotating shaft I23 to release the main drive shaft clutch.

The handle 2 I5 is fixed to the stop shaft and its movement upward. will break the lock between the abutment pin I82 and the lever I35 and again produce the action above described.

The handle 26 is used to start the machine. Liftin the handle tit lifts the lever 2 I2 and since nose 22 of the link 203 is against abutment 225, it acts as a pivot point and the link 2533 is restored to the position shown in Fig. 12 resetting the looking action between lever I85 and abutment pin I532.

The handle at can be used to release the clutch whenever stop rod 25 has not been rotated. Lifting handle ll: will lift lever 2I2 causing link 223 to pivot about I2? and lift the nose 222 of the link 223 away from abutment 226 up against abutment 225 taking the pressure off of crank 22'! and thus releasing the clutch. In this operation the brake is not operated since lever I22 has not been moved from the position shown in Fig. 12.

The shedding mechanism 22 has a control shaft 212i (Fig. 13) for opening and closing the shed, driven by the shaft H8 through a chain 22!], the sprocket 523 and a sprocket 222 on the shaft 22L For convenience and simplicity the shedder control shaft I It has been described as being driven by a half revolution clutch. The invention is obviously not limited thereto as the clutch may be arranged for some other fraction of a revolution or whole number of revolutions according to the speed relationship between the shafts H8 and 22!. Where a one-half revolution clutch is employed, as described, the shedding mechanism is so constructed that there is a one to one speed ratio between the shafts H8 and 22!. This is accomplished by making the sprockets I23 and 222 the same size, one revolution of the shaft H8 corresponding to one picking motion of the picking mechanism 4!. As will be explained hereinafter, one-half revolution of the shaft 22! will be the required amount to open the shed which was previously closed or to close it if it was previously opened. This will become more apparent from the illustrative construction of the shedding mechanism, shown in Figs. 13 and 14. This comprises a plurality of cams 223-224, etc. for operating a plurality of heddle frames. The shape and relative angular positions of the cams 223 224, etc. are such as to produce the desired sequential operation of the heddle frames. This part of the mechanism is known to those skilled in the art and need not be further described. Only one of the heddle frames 21 is shown in Fig. 13, arranged to be driven by the cams 223 and 222. The earn 223 is carried by a shaft 85, shown in Fig. 8 as carrying the sprocket wheel 84. To cooperate with the cam 223 and 224 are suitable cam followers 226 and 22? carried by a lever 228 having end 229 overhanging its pivot. The lever 22%! is pivotally secured to a shaft 23!) which is, in turn, journaled in a bracket 232. The bracket 222 remains stationary during normal operation of the loom but is mounted upon an eccentric 232 carried by a shaft 22! also carrying the sprocket wheel 222. As previously explained, the sprocket wheel 222 has a chain 220 linking it with the sprocket wheel I23, which is mounted upon the shaft H8 shown in Fig. 8. As previously stated also, the shaft I I8 is arranged to make onehalf revolution and the gear ratio is such that the eccentric 234 make a half revolution whenever the clutch I22 of Fig. 8 is actuated by the solenoid 66 (Figs. 5 and 6).

When the eccentric 234 is in the position shown in 13, the lever 228 is oscillated by rotation of the cam 223 and thereby effects the heddle operation. As indicated, this takes place through a rod 232 pivoted at 24! to the u per end of the lever 22% and through additional linkage. Such a linkage. for exam le, may take the form of a bell-crank 243 pivoted at 222 to the rod 239, a link 228, a vertical rod or post 249 sliding in a bearing 252 and secured to the lower horizontal bar 252 of the heddle frame 21 which includes horizontal heald rods 25! for carrying the healds having the eyes 39. For supporting the opposite end of the bar 252, a duplicate set of rods 242 is provided and there is an additional bell-crank 222 pivoted at 225 and connected to the bellcrank 223 by a connecting rod 241. Stops 256 and 25? are provided in such a position that when the eccentric 232 is rotated one-half revolution to the position shown in Fig. 14, the lever ends 223 and 229 rest against the stops 256 and 25? bringing the heddles to neutral position and unaffected by the angular position of the cams 223, 224. Further rotation of the eccentric 236 through another half revolution restores the shedding mechanism to its original normal operating position. As a further safety precaution, if desired, a rod 258 may be provided for operating the central stop motion shaft 25 through a bell-crank (not shown) when the eccentric 234 is moved to 11 the position shown in Fig."14. Suitable'means, such as a guide rod 23I pivoted at One end-to a -sedpin 233 and at the:otherend'to the-shaft 23b is provided to prevent-rotation of the bracket 232.

The operation of the apparatus in the form illustrated isas follows:

.In:order to 're-start the apparatus after'it'has been shut down, the stop motion handle 2!?) and the start-stop handle 45 are brought to the position shown in Fig. 12. With the main clutch and main brake in the positions indicated by Figs. 11 and 12, the apparatus is in running condition. .The motor 3| is rotating, driving the shaft '34 which rotates continuously'during operation of the motor 3!. The motor 3! is also driving the main shaft 32,, which rotates whenever the controlhandles are in the position shown in Fig. 12. The picker shaft 'M, being geared to the main drive shaft 32, is rotating whenever the main shaft 32 is rotating. It is to be understood that the picker mechanism and various other auxiliary devices not shown, such as the tucking mechanism and the cutting-01f mechanism of a gripper shuttle type weaving machine are also driven "by the picker shaft M.

.As shown in Fig. 8, under normal running conditions the one-revolution clutch parts TI, 78 are in engagement so that sprockets 82 and 84 are driven through the chain 83 by the picker shaft I4 and the sprocket 8|. The take-upsha'ft l6, being keyed to sprocket 82, is also driven, causing the cloth beam 26 to be driven through the gearing 86 and causing the warp beam to be driven through the take-up mechanism including the one way "clutch "88, reciprocating arm 8.9, rod 93,.the ratchet 95, 96 and the worm gearing '91 and 98. The shedder mechanism 28 is also driven by the rotation of the sprocket 84. All these mechanisms am illustrated "in Fig. 8. 'As .shown in Figs. 8, 13 and 14, the rotation of the s rocket .84 keyed on the shaft 85 causes rotation of the cams 223, and 224, which act on the cam followers 225 and "227 and the linkage including the bell-crank 243 and 256 to raise and lower the heddle frames 21.

In case there should be a failure of a warp thread, the drop wire 44 shown in Fig. 6 falls closing an electrical circuit by connecting the conductors "l2 and 13. Likewise, in case there should be afailure of the weft thread, the'electrical circuit is closed through the switch it, electrically connecting the conductors '72 and E3. The electrical circuit so formed includes the secondary winding of the transformer 62 and the winding of a normally open :contactor GI, the winding and contacts of a time delay relay $3, the conductors "I2 and I3 back to the secondary winding of the transformer 62. Since the relay 53 is slow opening, the conductor 6 has time to pick up and close its contacts 64 and 65. The contacts 64 are holding contacts which maintain the relay =6I energized even though the operator in the meantime repairs the break in the warp or Weft thread so as to open the circuit of the drop wire 44 or the weft-failure contact T0.

The closing of the contacts 65 energizes the solenoid winding of the one-half revolution clutch I22 illustrated in Figs. 8 and 5. The time delay of the slow opening relay '63 is so chosen that it will not open until after the solenoid 66 has had ample time to lift the catch 828 and permit the driven shaft I I8 of the one-half revolution clutch I22 to start rotating. The time delay i short enough however, so that the time delay relay 53 opens the circuit before the "onehalf revolution clutch and the shaft HS have completed one-half of a revolution. Once the stop portion I25 or I26 of the one-half revolution clutch I22 has been released by the lifting of the catch I28, the one-half revolution clutch completes its operation of causing the shaft Hi! to rotate through one-half revolution regardless of the electrical condition of the solenoid 55. As shown in Figs. 13 and 14, the rotation of the shaft I I8 through one-'halfrevolution rotates the eccentric'234 from the position for normal operation of the shedder drive as shown in Fig.13 to the position for closed shed or lever warp condition representedin Fig. 14. Thisfaoilitates locating, repairing or re-threading of the broken or defective warp-yarn.

The rotation of the one-half revolution clutch 122 also causes the rotation of the cam I32 and the lifting of the rod I3 5 whereby the lever 13? shown in Figs.'8, Q'and 10 is lifted into the path 'of the dog 136. The lever I31 is thereby driven to the left, rotating the'lever I39 clockwise and causing the upper end M3 of the lever 139 110 strike the block I42 of the stop motion shaft 15, thereby bringing the main shaft 32 to a stop and shutting down all the mechanism driven by the main shaft 32. The manner in which the rota- 'tion of the stop shaft H5 functions to release the main clutch and apply the main brake is illus- 'trated in Figs. 11 and 12. As seen from the side of the apparatus as illustrated in Figs. 8, 9 and '10, the stop shaft 15 is rotated counterclockwise, but as seen from the side illustrated m Fig. 12, the shaft is rotated in the clockwise direction by the operations previously explained. Referring to Fig. 12 when the shaft 45 rotates in the clockwise direction, the abutment pin I84 rises, releasing the link I85. The rotation of the lever 2M carried by the stop shaft 45 also carries the pivot 1-85 for the link I85 slightly to the left whereby :the spring I89 is permitted to draw the link I8? down with great rapidity, thereby rotating the brake-operating arm Its-counterclockwise around its stationary pivot I93. This tightens the brake band I92 around the drum ISI and brings the main shaft '32 to an immediate stop, the clutch having been simultaneously disengaged.

The means whereby the disengagement of the drive clutch took place is illustrated in Fig. 11. The downward motion of the pin it at the upper end of the spring I89 when the linkage I86, I81

released causes the link 203 to rotate clockwise around the pivot pin 2I3 which is stationary for the moment, .causing the nose 294 to rise and allow the lever 28? and the clutch control shaft I99 to rotate counterclockwise as seen in Fig. 11 under the force of a spring, not shown. to disengage the clutch.

Should there have been a weft thread failure necessitating the removal of all or part .of the last Weft thread which Was beaten in, the operator pulls down the pick-back handle I49 shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10so as to obtain a single pick back or a reverse operation of the shedding mechanism and of the other parts of the weaving machine for a single pick. The downward movement of the handle I49 also produces a further one-half revolution of the one-half revolution clutch so as to re-open the shed to enable the defective weft thread to be removed. The further one-half rotation of the one-half revolution clutch I22 results from the closing of the contacts 61 of the limit switch 68, which is "mounted in the path of the lower end of the pick- 13 back handle I49. The operation of the one-half revolution clutch and the further rotation through one-=half revolution of the shaft H8 takes place as previously described.

Assuming that the cams 223 and 224 are then in the closed shed position, further rotation through one-half revolution of the shaft Ht reopens the shed for the reason that the one-half revolution of the eccentric 234 shown in Fig. 14 restores the shedding apparatus to the operating condition illustrated in Fig. 13.

The pick-back operation results from the action of the pick-back lever I49 on the lever I53 and the fork I55. The latter two parts are rtated counterclockwise when the handle of the lever I49 is drawn down. The parts are thus moved from the position illustrated in Fig. 9 to that shown in Fig. 10. When the notch I56 releases the pin 55? of the trigger I58, the right hand end of the trigger 558 is permitted to snap down under the action of the spring It! and catch the corner of sleeve H3 of the clutch yoke M2 by the hook I60.

As the fork 55 is rotating counterclockwise after releasing trigger l53 it moves pin E63 to the right and also moves rod coupling It! (Fig. 3) and rod ['52 to the right as viewed in 10. Since the sleeve I I3 is being held by trigger I58 and rod coupling I6? is being moved to the right, spring Ill on pin lid is compressed. Simultaneously, the left hand end of the rod i '52 rotates the lever H3 counterclockwise around the pivot pin {it so as to force to the left, against the force of the spring 19, the driven portion ll of the one revolution clutch l7, 18. This releases the free running portion E8 of the one revolution clutch so as to permit the chain 83 and the sprocket 8d to be driven in a reversed direction.

The portion ll of the one revolution clutch 'ii-l8 is held in the opened position momentarily by the operator until the high points of the por ion Ti and i8 ride over each other. If desired, a schematically represented pawl 81! may be provided to hold the clutch parts i? and 18 apart for one revolution as soon as they are separated. The operator releases the pick back handle Hi9 as soon as the clutch parts i! and 78 separate and the spring I62 (omitted for clarity from Figs. 8 and 10 but shown in Fig. 9) pulls down on the linkage i53 and W2 to return the fork R55 to the position shown in Figs, 8 and 9. When fork I55 returns to its normal position the notch 455 (Fig. 10) engages the pin 65? and lifts the trigger I58 thereby releasing the sleeve i it. The spring Ill is thereby freed and expands to the right as shown in Fig. 3 and moves sleeve 5 it to the right which by its yoke l 22 moves the driven portion I29 of the clutch it? into engagement with the constantly rotating portion i689. Since the driving portion 103 of the clutch is moving in a reverse direction to the picker shaft M, a reverse rotation is imparted to the shaft it. This reverse rotation takes place as a result of the fact the sprocket I I 5 is secured to the part I63, which is connected by the chain i it to the continuously running sprocket Ill. The latter is so connected to the continuous running shaft 34 that it runs in the opposite direction from the picker shaft is.

Reverse direction of the rotation of the shaft 16, having caused the reversed rotation of the sprocket 84 and the shaft 35 of the shedder mechanism, has brought the heddle eyes into the posi tion which they occupied during the next preceding pick so that the shed is re-opened with the defective weft thread cleared and in condition to be removed from the shed by the operator. The reversed rotation of the take-up shaft F6 has also unwound the cloth beam 26 an amount corresponding to a single pick, thereby bringing the cloth beam into the proper position for resuming weaving operations after the defective yarns have been cleared, replaced or repaired.

The take-up means is so constructed, however, that the reversed rotation of the take-up shaft "it does not re-wind the warp threads on the warp beam. The warp beam and the take-up mechanism merely remains stationary. This results from the fact that the clutch 88 connecting the take-up shaft it to the driving parts of the letoff mechanism is a one way clutch and does not drive these parts when it rotates in the reversed direction.

When the clutch member 1'! has completed one revolution in the reverse direction, the clutch member 77 is snapped into engagement with its mating member 78 owing to the action of the heavy spring 73. The reengagement of clutch members 71 and 78 pivots lever Hi3 on pin H4 back to its normal position as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, this in turn moves rod I12 to the left and eliminates the pressure of spring iil upon the sleeve H3. The movement of rod I72 also moves the rod M4 to the left and stop nuts it upon the rod H4 move sleeve H3 to the left thus disengaging reverse clutch members I68 and N39. The take-up shaft J5 comes to a stop after it has completed one revolution in the reversal direction. Since the main drive shaft 32 has been stopped, nothing further happens.

It Will be observed that the shed may be flattened manually if desired by the operation of the pick back handle me. In this case, a second operation is required in order to re-open the shed.

After the apparatus has been shut down as a result of the operation of the stop shaft as in response to warp or weft failure as described, or some other failure acting upon the stop shaft d5 (not herein described, as it does not constitute a part of the present invention), or after the apparatus has been shut down manually, it is restarted by the operation of the stopstart lever 46. The handle 46 is first raised. This releases the brake band I92 by stretching the spring I89 and lifting the pins 2 i3 and Hill. Since the nose 253 i strikes against the upper fixed abutment 255 shown in Fig. 11, the lifting action of the pin 2 it also forces the pin i9? upward. (When the apparatus was shut down, the counterclockwise rotation of the shaft 35 had raised the handle 2 i5. This handle falls by reason of its weight to the normal running position illustrated in Fig. 12 thereby cooking the linkage I86, I37 and locking the link i under the abutment pin I35.) The start-stop handle as is thereupon returned to the downward position, the pin E97 is now a fixed pivot and the link 293 is caused to pivot around it. Consequently, this brings about downward motion of the pin 253. As the handle it is restored to the downward position, as illustrated, it causes the nose 204 to move downward, bearing downward against the abutment 256 secured to the clutch operating lever 2527, rotating the clutch shaft I99 clockwise as illustrated in Fig. 11 and reengaging the clutch. The apparatus is now in normal running condition.

Certain embodiments of the invention and certain methods of operation embraced therein have been shown and particularly described for the purpose of explaining the principle of operation of the invention and showing its application, but

it will be obvious to; those skilled the art that many modifications and variatior-is are possible, and it is intended tin-:refore, to; cover all. such modifications and variations as: fall. within the scope of the invention which is defined: in the appended claims,

What is claimed is:

L. In weaving machinerma. main shaft, a driving; motor; a clutch between said motor and said shaft,v a. brake on. said. shaft, a picker shaft, a take-up shaft, a. one-revolution clutch between said picker shaft and said take-up shaft, a shedder driven by said take-up shaft,.saidshedder having. a closing and opening mechanism with a control. shaft, for operating said mechanism to effect warp straightening, a half-revolution engageable clutch between said driving motm and said. shedder-control warp-drop wires for causing: engagement of said half-revolution clutch uponw failure of a warp thread, a reverse drive mechanism. so connected as to. drive said take-up shaft in a direction, the reverse of. that of the main shaft, said. reverse drive mechanism including a normally disengaged, toothed clutch between said motor shaft and said takesup. shaft and a linkage for simultaneously disengaging said one revolution clutch and engaging said toothed clutch while. said one revolution clutch remains disengaged, stop motion. responsive to actuation of said half-revolution clutch. for opening the clutch between the driving motor and: the main shaft and applying said brake, whereby warp failure results in loom shut-down, and warp straightening, and a manual control for actuating said reverse driveclutch linkage to effect pick back for single pick, said manual control having a pair of switch contacts therein paralleling said drop wires for re-energizing said half-revolution clutch and reopening the shed.

2. In weaving machinery, a driving motor, a picker shaft driven thereby, a takeup shaft, a one revolution clutch between said picker shaft and said take-up shaft, a shedderdriven by said take-up shaft, said shedd'er having a closing and opening mechanism with a control shaft for operating said mechanism to effect warp straightening, a half-revolution engageableclutch between said driving motor and said shedder-control shaft, warpdrop wires for causing engagement of saidhalfrevolution clutch upon failure of a warp threadwhereby'warp failure resultsin warp straighten ing, a reverse drive mechanism so connected as to drive said take-up shaft in a direction, the reverse of that of the picker shaft, said reverse drive mechanism including a normally disengaged toothed clutch between said motor shaft and said take-up shaft and a linkage for simultaneously disengaging said one-revolution clutchand engaging said toothed clutch while said onerevolution clutch remains disengaged, and a manual control for actuation of said reverse drive linkage to effect pick back for a single pick.

3. In weaving machinery, a picker shaft, a take-up shaft, a one-revolution clutch between said picker shaft and said take-up shaft, a shoulder driven by said take-up shaft, a threadbreak detector, a shed closer responsive to said thread-break detector, whereby thread breakage results. in warp straightening, a reverse drive mechanism so connected. as to drive said take-up shaft in a direction the reverse of that produced by the picker shaft, a normally disengaged toothed clutch between said reverse drive; mech- 16 anism and. said takeeup shaft, and a linkage.- for simultaneously disengaging, said. one-revolution clutch and engaging. said. toothed clutch while said one-revolution clutch remains. disengaged to effectpick back. for a. single pick.

4. In weaving machinery,. a picker shaft, a take-up shaft, a one-revolution clutch between saidpicker shaft and said take-up shaft, a shed.- der driven by said take-up shaft, a thread-break detector, a shed. closer responsive to said threadbreak detector, whereby thread; breakage. results in warp straightening a reverse drive mechanism so connected asto drive said take-up shaft in a direction the reverse of that produced by the picker. shaft, and: a normally disengaged toothed clutch betweensaidreverse drive mechanism and said take-up shaft, a linkage for simultaneously disengag-mg said one-revolution clutch. and en gaging said toothed clutch While said one-revolution clutch remains disengaged, to effect pickback for a singlepick, said linkage. having a control element thereinsfor operating the. shed-closer to reopen the shed.

5. In weaving machinery, a driving shaft, 2. sheclder having a. shed-closing shaft operablebybeing driven one-half revolution, a half-revolution. clutch. having a solenoid; operated actuating member, said clutch being interposed betweensaid driving. shaft and said shed-closing shaft, and a thread-break detector including drop wires in circuit with said solenoid, whereby a thread break connects said solenoid for actuating said shed-closer to render said shedder ineffective.

6-. In weaving, machinery, a main shaft, a drivin'g motor, a clutch between said motor and saidshaft, a brake on said shaft, 2. picker shaft, a take-up shaft, a shedder driven by said take-up shaft, said shedder having a closing and opening mechanism with a control shaft for. operating said. mechanism tov effect. warp straightening, a half-revolution engageable clutch between said driving motor and, said. shedder-control shaft, warp-drop wires for causing engagement of. said half-revolution clutch upon failure of a warp thread. and stop. motion: responsive to actuation of saidmechanism for opening the clutch between the driving motor and the main shaft and applying said brake, whereby warp failure results in loom shut-down andwarp straightening.

7. In weaving machinery, a. driving motor, a take-up. shaft, a shedderdriven by said take-up shaft, said shedder having aclosing, shaft, a half.- revolntion engageable clutch. between. said driving motor and said shedder-closing shaft, and warp-dropwires for causing. engagement: of: said half-revolution clutch upon failure of a. warp thread.

8. In weaving machinery; a main shaft, a driving motor, a clutch between motor and said shaft, a brake on said shaft, a picker shaft, 2. take-up. shaft, a. one-revolution. clutch. between said picker shaft and. said take-up shaft, shedder driven by said take-up; shaft, a, normally disengaged toothed clutch between said motor and said take-up shaft, a reverse drive. mechanism so connected: as to drive said takerup shaft in a direction, the reverse of that of the main shaft, mechanism for simultaneously disengaging said one revolution clutch and engaging said toothed clutch while said one-revolution clutch remains disengaged, and stop motion responsive to actuation of said reverse drive mechanism for opening the clutch between the driving. motor and the main shaft and applying saidbrake, tobringabout loom. shut-down.

9. In weaving machinery, a driving motor, a shedder, said shedder having a closing and opening mechanism with a control shaft, an engageable clutch between said driving motor and said shedder-control shaft, and Warp-drop wires for causing engagement of said clutch upon failure of a warp thread.

10. In Weaving machinery, a driving motor, a picker shaft driven thereby, a take-up shaft, a one-revolution clutch between said picker shaft and said take-up shaft, a shedder driven by said take-up shaft, a normally disengaged toothed clutch between said motor and said take-up shaft, a reverse drive mechanism so connected as to drive said take-up shaft in a direction, the reverse of that of the picker shaft, and mechanism for simultaneously disengaging said one revolution clutch and engaging said toothed clutch while said one-revolution clutch remains disengaged.

11. In Weaving machinery, a driving motor, a shedder, said shedder having a closing and opening mechanism with a control shaft, a halfrevolution engageable clutch between said driving motor and said shedder-control shaft, and mechanism for causing engagement of the halfrevolution clutch.

12. In weaving machinery, an electrical stop circuit comprising in combination a pair of conductors adapted to be connected to a source of electrical current, a pair of contacts adapted to close in response to yarn failure in a textile machine, a normally open contactor having a winding connected in series with said conductors, having a pair of normally open contacts to serve as closing contacts connected to said yarn failure contacts and having a second pair of normally open contacts, a shut-down initiating solenoid having a winding in series with said second pair of normally open contacts and said current supply conductors, and a slow opening normally closed relay having a winding in series with said contactor windings and having normally closed contacts in series with said windings.

13. In weaving machinery, a shedder having a control shaft adapted to retain the heddle frames in closed-shed position when said control shaft is rotated a half-revolution, a halfrevolution clutch, a driving motor connected to said shedder control shaft through said halfrevolution clutch, a main shaft for driving weaving machinery carrying a dog, a stop motion with a notch linkage having a notch to be put into the path of said dog by the operation of said half-revolution clutch, and a main clutch between the said motor and said main shaft disengaged by operation of said stop motion by said dog.

14. In weaving machinery, a shedder having a control shaft adapted to shift the shedder from normally operating to closed shed position and vice versa by successive half-revolutions of the control shaft, a driving motor, a half-revolution clutch between the said driving motor and said control shaft, a reversing handle for connecting the shedder to the driving motor with a reverse direction of rotation and mechanism responsive to motion of said reversing handle for actuating said half-revolution clutch, to reopen the shed after a closing.

15. In weaving machinery, a take-up shaft, a cloth beam, gearing between the take-up shaft and the cloth beam, a warp beam, let-off mechanism between the take-up shaft and the warp beam, a one-way clutch between the said takeup shaft and said let-off mechanism whereby reverse rotation of the take-up shaft serves to unwind the cloth beam without rewinding the warp beam.

16. In weaving machinery, a continuously running reverse rotation shaft, a reversing handie, a take-up shaft adapted to drive take-up, let-off, and shedding mechanism, disengageable means for driving said shaft in the normally running direction, an engageable clutch interposed between said take-up shaft and said reverse running shaft, spring pressed means for holding the parts of the engageable clutch apart, linkage secured to the handle for forcing said parts together and mechanism for retaining said spring and said handle in the engaged position of the engageable clutch for a single revolution.

17. In weaving machinery, a continuously running reverse-rotation auxiliary shaft, a reversin handle, a take-up shaft adapted to drive take-up, let-01f, and shedding mechanism, disengageable means for driving said shaft in the normally running direction, an engageable clutch interposed between said take-up shaft and said reverse-rotation auxiliary shaft, spring pressed means for holding the parts of the engageable clutch apart, a linkage connected to the reversing handle for forcing said parts together, a mechanism for retaining said spring and said handle in the engaged position of the engageable clutch for a single revolution, a member movable with the movable part of the engageable clutch and a catch for holding said member against the force of said spring.

18. In weaving machinery, a main clutch having a control shaft adapted to engage the clutch when the shaft is rotatedin the clockwise position, a main brake having a control arm adapted to apply the brake when the arm is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, a spring intended to rotate said arm in said counterclockwise direction, a stop motion shaft, an arm secured thereto carrying an abutment pin and a pivot pin, a pair of links joined by a second pivot pin, one link being pivoted at the one end to the first pivot pin on stop motion arm and the other link being pivoted at one end to the end of the brake control arm, a start-stop handle for rotating said brake control arm in the brake releasing position against the force of the spring, whereby said links are cocked and may be looked under said abutment pin and a link pivoted to said brake control arm at one end and having a nose at the opposite end adapted to move said clutch control shaft in the engaging position.

NICHOLAS P. DARASH.

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